Relacje Międzykulturowe (Nov 2021)

It’s Not at What You Look that Matters, It’s What You See

  • Dominik Stosik

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12797/RM.02.2021.10.08
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 2(10)

Abstract

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One of the important themes in the literature on truth is its connection to meaning, or more generally, to language. As Einstein once stated, reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Therefore, truth, as an element inextricably connected to the subjectively perceived reality of each individual, is dependent on the form of communication and the skills used in conversation. The following essay does not focus on the issue in the study of truth itself but instead portrays and deeply analyses each step of a study of a conversation between a surgeon and a patient drawing upon concepts of communication theory and neuroplasticity. Indeed, it shows at each step and juncture of the ongoing conversation, both how the truth may be misconceived and how slight changes in communication techniques contribute to the transmission of truth in the sense of an unimpeded flow of information.

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